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Sukhaybarat

Plant in Saudi Arabia with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134289
MAS/MILS ID 5170000016
Record type Site
Current site name Sukhaybarat

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 41.46795, 25.58267 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 41.46795, 25.58267
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1991
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Saudi Co. For Precious Metals
    Home office Saudi Arabia
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Petromin (Saudi Government)
    Interest 50
    Home office Saudi Arabia
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Boliden International Mining
    Interest 50
    Home office Sweden
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 8344000mt ore
    Total resources 8344000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.5 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 6600000mt ore
    Total resources 6600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOCATED NEAR NUQRAH--COORDINATES OF NUQRAH. MOST ORE IS HEAP LEACH MATERIAL, SOME IS MILLING ORE. OPERATION BEGAN PROD.2ND QTR.,1991. PLANS FOR A 600,000 MTPY HEAP LEACH OPERATION (ABOUT 35,000 OZ AU/YR). SIZE OF PLANNED MILL NOT KNOWN (ABOUT 13,000 OZ AU/YR). PROBABLY SHOULD ANALYZE FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY. 1992--TOTAL OPERATION MINING 800,000 MTPY ORE FOR FIRST TWO YRS, 600,000 MTPY THEREAFTER. APPEARS TO BE ALL MILLING NOW (NO HEAP LEACHING)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    "GOLD IN THE DESERT", METALS BULLETIN MONTHLY, JANUARY 1994,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 49.

  • Deposit

    "SUKHAYBARAT GOLD EXPANSION", MINING JOURNAL LONDON,

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 15, 1993, P. 262.

  • Deposit

    "SUKHAYBARAT GOLD MINING TENDER", MINING JOURNAL LONDON,

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 1, 1993, P. 229.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE PLANS FOR A NEW ORE TREATMENT PROCESS WHICH SHOULD GO INTO EFFECT IN LATE 1994. IT IS EXPECTED TO COST SK50 MILLION AND RAISE GOLD PRODUCTION BY 500 KG/Y.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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